Improvement in ground-markers



S. P. LIUNBERGER.

Land Marker.v

Patented May '18, 1869.

tlnitd Stairs SlLAS P. LIONBERGER, OF ST. MARYS TOWNSHIP, ILLINOIS.

Leners Patent No. 90,277, amd May is, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN GROUND-MARKERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom 'it ma/y concern Be it known that I, Sums P. LloNEnenn, ofSt. Marys township, in the county of Hancock, and State of Illinois,have inventeda certain new and useful inachine called a Corn-GroundMarker; and I. do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, making part of this specification, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, like letters indicating like parts whereverthey occur.

To enable othersA skilled in the art to construct and use my invention,I will proceed to describe it.

This invention relates to a machine for marking corn-ground previous toplanting; and consists of a series of revolving marking-rollers, mountedupon a shaft in a suitable frame, all as hereinafter more fullydescribed.

In the drawings- Figure l is a perspective view of my machine.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through the aforesaid shaft and itsrollers.

In the drawing, A represents a strong rectangular wooden frame, providedwith a tongue, F.

Mounted longitudinally within this frame, is a revolving shaft, B, uponwhich are mounted three rollers, O C and D, which rollers run on theground, and

`placed a seat, E, upon which the driver sits, said seat being supportedby legs attached to cross-bars on frame A, as shown in fig. l.

After the field has been marked its Whole width in one direction, themachine is drawn across it at right angles to the former course, andthus the ground check-marked, the corn being dropped at the points wherethe lines intersect.

By having the end rollersnloose upon the shaft, the machine may beturned square around, the middle roller vserving as a pivot upon whichthe machine turns, v

A machine thus constructed is very simple, light, and effective, and maybe easily drawn by one horse.

All hinged or pivoted frames, chains, levers', 85o., common to others,are dispensed with, and a machine produced equal if not superior tothem. It is obvious that the machine may be arranged for two ormorehorses, if desired, and that any suitable number of rollers maybe used,and they of any n able form on the face.

Having thus described my invention,

'lhe marking-machine, consisting of the Vframe A, having the shaft B,with the stationary roller D, and the loose rollers C, all constructedand arranged substantially as described.

SILAS P. LIONBERGER.

Witnesses:

J oHN A. Ross, A. P. WILLmMs.

